Nissan Altima 2.5: P0014, P0300 & Running Rough?

This is a very common issue on these Nissan 2.5. Although it can be mechanical engine timing, cam phasers etc. The majority of the time it is a simple solenoid. It would be my suggestion to swap out all three (intake, lock and exhaust) solenoids but the choice is yours. -Enjoy!
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[@Im-not-clever]

No jeep hat, no jiggly bits, no brake clean, and no classic reach-arounds? This is an IMPOSTER!! LOL

[@frankrodriguez1981]

You got Ugga duggas. And bofa dees nuts. I mean it sounds like Eric.

[@DTWMTX]

I was thinking the SAME thing!!!!

[@GlycerinZ]

...just a blank hat.

[@shigh1854]

But we did at least get a Boffa deez nuts lol

[@aususer415]

Uhhh... I was just about to agree with you... then the air compressor kicked in - nup... that’s an original EricO vid!

[@bertgrau9246]

I can learn more from this channel in 10 minutes, than I can from Scotty' s in 10 hours . Great job SIR

[@genefoster8601]

Scotty just pushing merchandise anymore. Hate to guess what he's worth.

[@lard1892]

Scotty loser...and all his followers

[@MarkVanTasell]

I HAVE A BLOW UP WAVEY 20 FOOT AT THE SHOP(WE NAMED IT SCOTTY)

[@dfreeze666]

Great vid! Just wrapped up the job on my girls car thanks to this and you just saved us soooo much!

[@prep1989]

making something difficult look easy is the sign of a true pro. My new favorite quote and philosophy going forward, "if you've done it right and you're left with extra parts, just throw em' away".

[@billburkart9087]

Trumplicans for SMA. Have a good New Year

[@AdamBeem-y1g]

This was perfect and I was able to resolve my issue today. Took me 2 hours start to finish and took my time to keep track of all of the fasteners.

[@muckboyvc]

True story , I'm doing it as it we speak...it's like he was in the room instructing, you can tell they have good shop comrodary.

[@cassiuspuckett8789]

Hope you and your family had a great Christmas. Love watching you diagnosed and repair problems. Thanks for sharing....

[@Kayla_9479]

Keep on keeping on

[@ZePanthersGang]

Eric I have been watching your videos for the past 5 years before I even had a car. Now I have my own car and have the knowledge to confidently do repairs myself. From diagnosing a small EVAP leak from the gas cap to replacing brake pads / rotors and control arm bushings thanks to your videos. Keep it up man!

[@missingdll2976]

Best thing about December so far? SMA videos. Thanks for that. ^.^

[@greggc8088]

"Get them from Nissan". I love the way you made mention of that as opposed to saying "get them from Dorman" which no one in their right mind that doesn't want to waist lots of time chasing their tail would do.

[@rollingrockfan2482]

Eric O notification boom I'm in.

[@jimthecarguy]

Nicely done as usual Eric.You make everything look easy for sure.

[@SouthMainAuto]

Thanks 👍

[@armandonika]

Jimthecarguy i like very much your channel Sir! Happy new year to both of you!!

[@jimthecarguy]

@@armandonika Thank you and Happy New Year to you also

[@fsu3784]

Man I love working on cars as a hobby but NOT as a job. With that said I would love the opportunity to work for Eric O. The wealth of knowledge and fun.

[@isambardbrunell70]

Eric makes it look so easy...I know, I used to have a job at Ford design. I was the guy who had to add sharp edges onto everything under the hood. You can thank me for all those mangled knuckles. It was just a job, I'm not proud of what I did. When I got promoted, they put me in charge of ensuring, that you couldn't just fix something. 2 hours of disassembly, to do a 10 minute fix. Again, It was just a job, I'm not proud of what I did. Now I work for a Chinese firm. I make sure, at least half of what we ship is broken or has pieces missing or is the wrong part. Again, It is just a job, I'm not proud of what I do.

[@scientist100]

Eric, I did this without removing any of that, you can access it from the back and run a long ratchet extension and to unplug it, just use a long screwdriver and push it away lol. You can also do it from under the car with a long extension and likewise with the connector, they are a pain to press but with a flat screwdriver it comes off.

[@samcripes3046]

Thank you. Was hoping for a comment about coming from underneath. Wanted to give credit where it's do. Can even test there other than haven to go to the computer cause it has no other connectors in between 👍

[@610shmudla]

New Sub. Watched hundreds of hours. Love them all. Your cheap. Ice cream money?? cookies?? When my guy works my truck the shop gets broasted chicken dinners and pizza. Thanks for the intro to Pine Hollow. All the brakes I have watched, no two have been the same. Never boring, always fun and informative. Dang, you make me believe "I could do it."

[@AKJackie]

Outstanding DIY video, thanks for taking the time and sharing it I was able to follow you step by step and it was dead on the money car runs like a champ.

[@DIYDaveOK]

First!!! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Eric!!!

[@Mtechthewise]

Nice to see more Nissan content, my wife has a '17 Rogue with the big 2.5 and I have a '19 Infiniti QX60. That 2.5 motor mount is HUGE.

[@markh.6687]

So, you're telling us your wife went rogue? Sorry to hear that. :)

[@davidwalle5025]

Need to hear "heres your problem lady" good video Mr. O.

[@stevenlassiter1532]

Did anyone else have a 1 hour 55 minute Ad on here. WTH!!!! Glad to see you back.on Eric.

[@dendkmac]

Damn that is a slick shortcut for pulling those solonoids, otherwise that Job will take a lot longer kudos.

[@SoccerinMN]

Thanks for the video my man! Appreciate it. Mine is insane, literally decides day-to-day how it will run....

[@darrenashley126]

That's a lot of work if you don't know what to do. Great video for someone to follow if they don't have a good mechanic to take it to. Well done.

[@philmerrifield1163]

In my opinion dude you're going about it the right way and funnily enough it's the same way I've done that job in the past keep up the excellent work thanks for taking the time to make a video, I know you're really busy and these take time. So if nobody else says it I know I have thank you 😁

[@wyattoneable]

I trust you and your family had a fantastic Christmas. I hope 2021 brings you many blessings.

[@SmittySmithsonite]

A big DITTO on that good buddy!

[@jochenstacker7448]

My favourite car diagnostic channels are this one and Diagnose Dan. Very different in style, but both excellent.

[@lonwillis783]

Eric Happy New Year to you and your family! Thank You for everything!

[@baxrok2.]

Nicely done sir. Thanks Dr. O!

[@ThatOddGarage]

Your knowledge never ceases to amaze me

[@pontiacsrule8761]

Thanks for making another great video. I never can understand the dislikes? What could someone not like about his videos? There funny, Educational, no crappy music. Just great videos & camera work. That's why a 1/2 million subscribed & counting. BTW no phone or compressor running today? LOL

[@Todd66]

That auto focus started messing with me when the motor mount was coming out...thought I was having a stroke or something. Love me sum SMA videos Happy New Year!

[@MrTrip3ace]

When i worked as a tech at a GM dealership. We always changed the oil when doing cam solenoid replacements.

[@metoon3092]

There,...THERE is the BEST comment I have seen. Nissan engines and solenoids will not tolerate the common lack of SIMPLE maintenance. I know, I own 4 of them.

[@chrissmithz314]

At 17:00 he mentions that the oil only has about 1k on it, seems like it'd be a waste of good oil and unnecessary in this situation. Over 3k or so and I'd probably agree.

[@paulhalle8352]

Appreciate the video and the comments. Replaced the 3 as suggested and problem appears to be fixed.

[@PRO4XKEV]

Clean oil and quality oil filter with frequent changes does wonders for a engine.

[@meticulouselectronics]

Most people seem to think 1 oil change per year is fine. I change my oil when I get bored.

[@occckid123]

If I need mine replaced it could just be my sensor but mine isn't from lack of maintenance. I do have 420k on my car and jts acting funky now but idk what the problem is. I get my car dealer oil changed every 5k miles. My oil never really looks dirty.

[@RickLogan]

My daughters Sonata just had the P0014, and I just replaced that, I have been watching you for a while now, and have learned a lot of trouble shooting, thanks!

[@ningen1980]

Customer used to get 0300 all the time on a 2009 lancer ralliart that had an aftermarket short ram intake without a tune. Refused to believe that it was the intake until I bought a stock one from the scrapyard out of pocket. Ran just fine. He ended up paying for the stock intake, and a tune from another source. Because Foxtrot Uniform CARB.

[@Drew-wf7vw]

Glad you used the Nissan actuators.. I've seen aftermarket from multiple brands that either don't work, or fail very quickly

[@benrodeheaver701]

When I read your post it made me realize I installed a cheap one on my sis's 04 altima. It runs like it has a dead cyl. I'm looking for a quality one now.

[@AnhYeuEmMaiMai69]

Well look who has returned lol the prodigal son indeed. Welcome back Eric O and I hope you had a very blessed Christmas with your family.

[@spelunkerd]

Ha ha ha, love the director's cut card. Christmas present?

[@SmittySmithsonite]

Yeah that was great! You need to sell those, Eric!

[@robpeabo509]

That was a cool touch Eric.

[@jamesfarnham1976]

Great as always!

[@7dioclau]

Only complaint about this vid. not enough SMA vids lately. I get it work/customers comes first then you tube. But I do miss Mr O knowledge and expertise when it comes to working on cars. Once again excellent video. Tks for explaining into detail the repair and for the tricks as well. Happy new year Mr O and family. 👍👍

[@ygbodybuilder3023]

His videos are like asmr videos they are so relaxing

[@markcaldwell1245]

I finally got some nickel plated T pins for troubleshooting and what a difference, thank you for the idea.

[@nabeeljawad6708]

Eric...Merry Christmas 🎋🌃 for your family and you. Due respect for your What u have done for Viewers and customers Worldwide. I keep watching your Job from overseas.

[@G31mR]

Eric, we need to see some more interaction with your beautiful family. Not a whole episode, of course, but a few seconds every couple of vids. The "realness" of your vids are a huge part of their appeal. And, oh, by the way...didn't the last two solenoids need a spritz of oil on their O-rings, too? :)

[@jeffbohn2576]

Wow..This is why Eric O is the Man..I was gonna say "makes the big bucks"..but he'd say..cheaper than dealer!

[@arthurfricchione8119]

Thanks for sharing Eric. You and family Happy New Year 😊🇺🇸

[@harryl7946]

‘Bout time you put out a ‘classic 2.5’ video. Been waitin’ awhile. Can’t wait on the “classic 1.3 Suzuki” vid! 🤣🤣🤣

[@simonstork9404]

Golden nugget of advise there for every diyer “ if you’ve more than one bolt left, throw the rest away”..so it’s your fault!!!

[@kenrust307]

Really enjoy you guys, I am getting ready to rebuild a 1991 Pathfinder my daughter bought new when she was 16. Now she wants it back new. She put 350,000 mi. on it so needs a rebuild. Keep up the good work, thanks again. KR

[@HiddenUsername1]

Followed this video to a T and everything went smooth. Definitely recommend a short ratchet wrench for the 10mm bolts on the solenoid. Make sure motor mounts are aligned because aluminum isn't forgiving. Also here's prayers these dorman solenoids I put on work for the rest of my ownership!

[@deanmckee1385]

16 min and 3.2k views. Hats off to you Eric. With the directors clapboard the videos are better👍

[@Yawwee]

This was an easy peasy job !!! Loosen a few bolts, lift this, move that, and there they are !!!! Remove and replace !!!! Put it all back together, test it, then shut the hood - job well done !!!!! Now it's time to write up the bill and stick it to the customer for this simple easy job !!!!!! No shop supplies used except for the catch all diapers !!! That grueling back breaking exhausting labor charge gets you all the time !!!!! A few more of these jobs and Mrs. O. will have that diamond ring with a rock on it the size of a disco ball just a sparkling away with light reflection beams !!!!! What husbands do for their wife - love is grand !!!!!! Well done Eric, thanks for the tips and tricks !!! On to the next one !!!!!!!

[@bertsimpsan]

Stop being weird

[@chippowell1]

Nice vid, you alerted me to the fact there was more than one, which Alldata and Identifix did not, but I just lifted the vehicle up on a lift, removed the right front tire, remove the piece of plastic out of the way, and you can get to all 3 with no issues.

[@bri29340]

i hope you and family have a wonderful new year,keep these vid's comeing love them

[@maintenanceman1015]

Enjoyed the clapperboard take action

[@mikeee63]

Merry Christmas to the Eric O family!!! Enjoy all your content. Seem to be doing more common issues lately that's easier for a novice like me to understand.

[@robertmedina6875]

Thank you for sharing Eric O. !

[@Goblinv3]

liking the vid even before watching, keep up the work !

[@JT-lq4yd]

Liked. Great video as always 👌. My car also required replacement of both intake and exhaust solenoids, it is much easier that this though, right under the beauty cover.

[@1607rosie]

Nice job Eric, man I hate working in those tight places.

[@klaw163]

Love me some SMA! Thanks Mr.O

[@Paul1958R]

Eric, Great video and fix - thank you. Merry, Happy, God bless Paul (in MA)

[@TaintedMojo]

For a part that’s relatively simple to replace, Nissan sure made it an unholy pain in the ass to get to.

[@Drew-wf7vw]

TaintedMojo I just throw it up on the lift, get a bunch of extensions with a 1/4 ratchet and go in from the wheel well.. In/out 10mins.. The first time doing one will make you want to throw tools though

[@allenwilliams6882]

Someone should have the engineers that design these things make the repair once.

[@CoreyFromLA]

@@Mauivegan67 lol hell the altima you have to literally take the whole front bumper off

[@thagerdorn2009]

I'm a Nissan guy at heart. My first car was a 96 200SX SE 5 speed. That was back in 06. I've had 6 more of them since. But I also had an 04 Infiniti i35 and it would throw a code for a vvt solenoid, so I took them both off and thoroughly cleaned them and got new gaskets from Nissan. They were still good, but as soon as I was due for an oil change the light would come back on for it. And I'd change the oil and it was off again until the next oil change. Absolutely loved that car, then some asswipe at a gas station rammed into the passenger front corner and took off and never got him or his info, and the car just was never right after that to me. I drove it for awhile and then sold it. Had 240k on it then in early 2019 and it's still on the road here today and no idea how many miles are on it now. But anyone with an older Nissan or Infiniti, if you get vvt codes, pull them and clean them and put a new gasket on and change your oil. The solenoids come apart too so you can see the condition of them. Obviously if there's serious signs of wear change them.

[@damienogorman9110]

Thanks for another years worth of info & videos. Hope you and family had a great Christmas, be safe. Regards from Galway, Ireland ;)

[@jrbpit1]

Merry Christmas, Happy holidays, and Happy New Year!!

[@JonesExpressEnterpriseLLC]

Good video it really made the process of changing the parts very clear.

[@garysgarage3669]

I think this is the most I've seen you use hand tools. Great video as always.

[@KarateSensei71]

Great video as always Dr. O., I saw an Elf run by at one point early on. Hopefully, Scotty Kilmer will watch your videos and learn how to do a great video without sounding like he is a pitchman for Flex Seal. Keep it up, wishing you and your family a great 2021.

[@mitchellcochran4338]

I argue with my Dad all the time about which components to replace when doing a job. He wants bare minimum part replacement AND I say replace components that function together. i.e. 1 coil out of 2 goes south. replace both. He says only 1 bad, I say both have 200k on them, buy both. lol

[@mph5896]

Thats a tricky one. With the low quality of new parts, its quite possible to get bad parts out of the box. Andrew Camarata viewpoint is only fix whats broken.

[@MegaDysart]

@@mph5896 I used to throw a bunch of parts at my vehicles when stuff broke as "preventative maintenance" but aftermarket parts really suck shit lately. I needed to replace a spring on my suburban so I rebuilt the front end with new "OEM" delco parts and they've all shit the bed in less than 10k miles.

[@mitchellcochran4338]

@@mph5896 True! I've have my fair share of broken 'new' parts. I keep parts that still have a little life left in them in case I'm stuck out of town. i.e. belts, hoses, coils, plug wires.

[@flagmichael]

As long as you are putting OEM parts in, I agree. If you only have aftermarket, better to rinkydink only one.

[@bertgrau9246]

@@mph5896 That's is tricky, look at all the work to just get to the parts. Replace only the bad one the 2 weeks later one of the others goes bad. All that work all over again Labor wise, could be cheaper to replace all 3 in the first place

[@leonardodavinci303]

Sweet video. What you do in an hour would take me all day.

[@garywaisner7393]

Welcome back. Hope your New Year is safe, happy and prosperous. Always enjoy your videos.

[@springfield4522]

Dr O, a new vid from you is a holiday treat. Hope you had a great Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video as always Eric O @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC

[@jamessullivan8300]

First off Happy New Year! Need to make sure I remember to stop and get someone...will need a scape goat, excellent. Yep, my wife (without my knowledge) bought a 2015 model of this car. It's for our teen daughter. Already had to do some AC work on it. Nice to know we've got this to look forward to. Thanks for the vid.

[@jimbe01]

“Contact” is for hand propping; Use “Clear” for electric, cartridge,inertia,type (ICE) engine starts.

[@gregeconomeier1476]

I like to start my day with SMA. Thanks.

[@jtb52]

Man down...so hard finding those parts and tools that drop. In the meantime I fixed my P0706 on my 2005 Passat Wagon as holidays project....if you can do it I can do it..all the best

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Thank you for another great video. Stay safe out there. Cheers

[@jeremyanthony9300]

Eric, I just wanted to take a minute and wish you and your family and everyone at s.m.a. a merry christmas and a happy , prosperous, and covid free new year. Been watching your channel now for about 4 or 5 years now , and you , Ivan , and Cuba's channel are the best. Stay covid safe.

[@shaneharrison4775]

Miss Marie's road kill special Collin lives to cruise another day!

[@TA_Plus_Hemi]

The heater seems loud because it is outputting a frequency which is right around or at the microphone's peak pickup pitch. It's not bad though

[@PileOfEmptyTapes]

Errr... that's not how this works. I'd rather blame 1. camera ALC that aims to keep audio levels fairly constant and 2. little omnidirectional electret mics in the camera not hearing like we do (response is shaped by HRTF, and humans have some extraordinarily powerful processing going on between the ears). We would be perceiving much less of the reverberant sound if we actually were in the space. Position alone is an important factor already. Besides, I would take a car mechanic's opinion on what is and isn't loud with a grain of salt... their hearing takes quite a beating. Microphones such as found in video cameras don't have such a thing as a "preferred pickup pitch" at all (that would sound terrible) - actually they tend to have a fairly even frequency response all things considered. Response might be going south below 100-200 Hz, and in the highs you often see some degree of boost, but the important midrange is generally covered well. You never know what the room is going to do, of course, and the average workshop has truly lousy acoustics with Eric's being no exception. Looks like you can actually buy various acoustic elements that would be useful for soundproofing a workshop, like ceiling baffles and adhesive foam elements, but I guess the cost of these does add up to a point where a lot of shop owners would shy away from them, even though a substantial reduction in ambient noise makes for a far more amenable working environment.

[@mhking136]

Merry🌲Christmas to you and yours 🎅🏼🤶🏼

[@DTWMTX]

Got a SMA coffee mug & tshirt for Xmas. Thanks for another great Video.

[@philjungels7617]

Always enjoy your posts - thanks for doing it!

[@SouthMainAuto]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@michaelferik8060]

Thank you Eric for the video. My grandson has the same engine in an Altima and the procedure for their replacement will be invaluable if the time comes. Hope you have a happy new year.

[@metoon3092]

Seriously, just change the oil as recommended, they last 250k and on.

[@SouthMainAuto]

Glad I could help

[@jodencro]

Great video! Keep up the fantastic work. Towing video with your brother is still my favorite. Hope to see an MR2 come into the shop in the future!

[@alward9901]

That’s interesting Eric . Your buddy or I mean our buddy Ivan just had the same problem on a animal from EU called an Astra induction & exaust colenoids .

[@kdash3215]

Nissan owners, never fear, your CVT will go out before you ever need to replace your engine lol

[@Usercouldnotbefound]

🤣 its funny because its true

[@metoon3092]

True! CVT, Lol Give me a 5 speed Auto any day. ...Except the Honda/Acura disposable Trans. ;)

[@bones007able]

doesn't Briggs and stratton use CVT's for their riders ?....lol

[@Drew-wf7vw]

My Friends Call Me John I work at a Nissan dealer.. Can confirm lol.. Nice thing is the warranty on them is pretty damn good.. And it's select years/models that are the most common for it.. If you own one, change the fluid regularity, run a good tranny cooler and you should be mint

[@wessteele1058]

Absolute truth

[@MintaWendy]

Thanks you sure saved the Christmas boredom.

[@Mike-ul3ry]

Thanks for the help brotha, watched this and was able to fix mine.

[@TheThreeLeggedChair]

Happy new yeer!

[@patrick103b]

Hope you had a good Christmas and have a good new year thanks for the videos through the years

[@RandomYoutuber1023]

My friends altima had the same issue. He just took it back to Nissan under advise from me and had it replaced under powertrain warranty.

[@markh.6687]

Thanks, Eric, for sharing another video with us. Belated Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to you and yours.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Thank you for the video, Eric! I enjoy the sounds of your Shop, the banter with your employee.

[@stevenwolf91]

The man!!!